Casablanca
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Casablanca is a 1942 romance film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) and helping her husband (Henreid), a Czechoslovak resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson.
Production
Written by Philip G. Epstein and Julius J. Epstein, the film was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. Max Steiner composed the score. Arthur Edeson handled the cinematography. The film runs 102 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $878,000, Casablanca grossed $10,462,500 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
Its legacy endures through a remake, a sequel and a lasting franchise; later cinema cites its influence and symbolism.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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